Pregnancy at 6 weeks

So, I've come to realize that even though I am really only 4 weeks along, the doctors would say that I am 6 weeks along. Boy do I have so much to learn! The doctors count out 40 weeks from your last menstrual period. So, even though I was not pregnant the 1st two weeks, they count that as part of the 40 weeks.

For the most part, pregnancy has been pretty good for me so far! (I know I'm really only 4 weeks pregnant, so it can't be but so bad so far!) :) However ... I have experienced some sure signs of pregnancy. It's amazing how quickly your body begins to change. I am in complete awe of how God has created my body to grow and carry another human being!
I have been tired a lot, my breasts have been sore, and I have learned that if I allow myself to get too hungry, I start to become nauseous. Long car rides (which I make everyday from home to work and back) also make me a little nauseous. And sometimes, just eating, will make me a little nauseous. I have been very blessed to not have any morning sickness so far, and even the little bits of nauseousness I have experienced have not been too bad at all.

I love to read about how our baby is growing! So, here are this weeks major developments ... you will be amazed at how much our baby has formed already!
The nose, mouth, and ears that we'll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning to take shape. If I could see into my uterus, I would find an over sized head and dark spots where our baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. The baby's emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his/her arms and legs are protruding buds. It's heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as mine — and blood is beginning to course through it's body. The baby's intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to it's lungs has appeared. The baby's pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of it's brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, our baby is a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a lima bean!

Wow! How neat is that! I have tears filled up in my eyes just thinking of how awesome my God is and how He is taking such good care of my little one!

Brandon and I were talking last night about how we cannot believe that 1 whole month has passed already! Time is flying and we have so much to do to get prepared! Please be in prayer along with us that God would help us as we make some major decisions in our life and as we seek to do His will for our future.